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Christian, Husband, Father.
Confessionally Reformed catholic/Presbyterian.
Austro-Libertarian. Anti-woke.
#Bitcoin #Nostrich #Liberty #2K
since 2023-02-28

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2024-11-21 15:29:41

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many benefits. wish we could!

2024-11-21 15:28:23

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ISP < cat5 > OpenWrt router < cat5 > node
doesn't need WiFi, it's wired direct on lan
I would/could turn WiFi off but ISP modem/router doesn't have that option, ISP has no alt modem/router, and I have no alt ISP (yet)

2024-11-19 14:42:49

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agree: must-have
https://image.nostr.build/144c00dacd4c7ca077f2c1d050ad7df86403d05d3e0084e1fb7bfa1585a5fdc8.jpg
...wait, ceramic? "Dear Santa..."

2024-11-19 14:38:55

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Scottish Common Sense Realism was the order of the day...

2024-11-19 14:37:50

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After reading about the English civil wars, oversensitivity to any whiff of religious establishment is at least somewhat understandable. Agree, though.
Interesting that for many years an avowed atheist could not hold public office (since ultimate accountability must rest with 'the divine lawgiver' and not with men). Some great passages in Cooley's Constitutional Limitations, which used to be the go-to resource for the West.

2024-11-19 14:32:00

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https://adafruit.com also a great resource for parts and guides
also like tomshardware.com

2024-11-19 14:27:56

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all good questions
many sources available for a project like this, do the googles

2024-11-19 14:21:58

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Asterisk enables 'dial 1 for {name},' call screening, voicemail (with web ui), etc.

2024-11-19 14:20:06

My first #raspberrpi project, almost 10 years ago now (🤯), was an asterisk PBX server over SIP.
Now that the kids are getting older, and we are holding off on "smart" phones, maybe it's time to resurrect it...

2024-11-19 13:49:31

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build your own with a rasberrypi and FOSS 🤙
https://raspberry.piaustralia.com.au/products/raspberry-pi-5-home-security-kit

2024-11-19 11:26:28

gm
> Millions of American children now attend schools that practice Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP), Critical Race Theory (CRT), Queer Theory (QT), Restorative Justice (RJ), and Transformative Social and Emotional Learning (TSEL).
>
> We're told "It's not in schools," but the people who have developed these Marxist theories of culture, race, sex, "gender," discipline, and psychology can't stop writing about their revolutionary intentions. They want your children to develop a radical political consciousness. They are inspiring kids to disrupt and dismantle America. The evidence is overwhelming.
from https://www.itsnotinschools.com/ (Logan Lancing)
Another fantastic resource (though she's still on "x") is https://threadreaderapp.com/user/iamlisalogan (@iamlisalogan). And, of course, James Lindsay (https://newdiscourses.com).
This Marxist *proselytism* is happening in public schools, paid for by our tax dollars.
#CRT #CRP #SEL #TSEL #Marxism

2024-11-18 17:59:56

long-term savings: cold wallet
short-term 'checking': hot lightning
thoughts welcome
#nevent1q…3n0h

2024-11-18 14:30:24

Nope, Schiff hasn't come around: [Bitcoin is a Sideshow](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/11/no_author/bitcoin-is-a-sideshow/), fellas! We've been had!
Sad. I learned a lot from Mr. Schiff back in my goldbug days.

2024-11-18 02:04:48

> It may be thought by some that the subject of justification is trite and exhausted; that, as one of the ‘commonplaces’ of theology, it was conclusively determined and settled at the era of the Reformation; and that nothing new or interesting can now be introduced into the discussion of it.>
> But … may it not be said that, to a large class of minds in the present age, nothing could well be more new than the old theology of the Reformation? The gospel is older than Luther; but to every succeeding generation it is still new—good news from God—as fresh now as when it first sprung from the fountain of Inspiration. >
> … The doctrine of justification, by grace, through faith in Christ, is the old doctrine of the Reformation, and the still older doctrine of the gospel; yet the vivid apprehension of its meaning and the cordial reception of its truth must be a new thing in the experience of everyone when he is first enabled to realize and to believe it.’
#nevent1q…yh9t

2024-11-18 02:01:30

#Reformed #Christian #grownostr
Perhaps the greatest book ever written on the doctrine of Justification: James Buchanan, [The Doctrine of Justification](https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/the-doctrine-of-justification-buchanan.html) (1866)
I cannot recommend this too highly.
#TolleLege

2024-11-16 19:13:58

If you have children, then you are an arrowsmith:
[Psalm 127:1-5](https://esv.org/ps+127)

2024-11-16 16:50:04

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https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1972_international-harvester_scout-ii_img_0293-18073.jpeg?resize=470,318
his was more brown than this, maybe earlier year

2024-11-16 16:47:51

I think the car of my dreams is an International Harvester Scout--first car I ever drove, on my Grandfather's farm. Simple, tough, "verrickle" as he would call it.

2024-11-16 16:44:14

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I WIN! 🎉🍻

2024-11-16 16:38:45

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did he actually win?

2024-11-16 15:33:12

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pbr was beyond my bandwidth and willingness. Switched VPNs and it now works fine.
what would be great is an easy way to route device groups or profiles to chosen VPNs. no time to figure that out.

2024-11-16 01:48:45

If you've ever looked up at the Winter's night sky, and thought,
"Orion: he shines for me."
In a sense, you're right:
[Psalm 19](https://esv.org/ps+19)

2024-11-15 01:50:46

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time to figure out policy-based routing...😤

2024-11-15 01:18:32

and of course our vpn is blocked by streaming services 🙃
#nevent1q…s7mj

2024-11-14 21:57:16

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Bought a compatible device then read the docs. Was far easier than I made it the first time around.
No idea about fibre, not sure why not? Hoping we set fibre in our area soon

2024-11-14 20:55:39

Borked up my #OpenWrt router early this morning; had to rebuild the firmware from scratch, restore all settings manually (because my backup was on SNAPSHOT, but I rebuilt based on latest release). BUT in the process got whole-home VPN up and running.
I am pleased.
Next: whole-home #Tor to block the ISP from snooping and selling our browsing data. (Someone stop me if this is a really bad idea.)

2024-11-13 23:23:10

#NixOS peeps:
#Hyprland yes or no?
Seems like a lot for cosmetics

2024-11-13 23:19:27

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Wilson was a modernist presbyterian. But no doubt influenced especially by "Colonel" House, and...
The Brandeis/Frankfurter connection: The secret political activities of two Supreme Court justices https://a.co/d/6WL10KF

2024-11-13 22:00:56

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fair point 🤙

2024-11-13 19:20:46

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Daisy Outdoor Products Model 1938 Red Ryder BB Gun, Wood Grain, Overall Length: 35.4 Inch https://a.co/d/fU3fxXu
😏

2024-11-13 18:51:16

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Counterpoint: given the BSA's embrace of 'alternative lifestyles' this could be a sign of American parents' rejection of that move...

2024-11-13 16:39:27

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yep. many such cases.

2024-11-13 16:34:24

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I had 1 but he still listens to Schiff about bitcoin, so he's like 'meh'.

2024-11-13 16:25:08

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```
while ( x == y ) { func1; func2; }
```
😅

2024-11-13 15:42:22

People who didn't accept a free gift of "$25 USD worth" of bitcoin a couple of years ago...
...are not having a good week.
Sorry friends, but I did try. 🤷🏻

2024-11-13 15:38:07

'Austrian' monetary theory working itself out in real time.
Feels good, man.

2024-11-13 15:37:29

Suggestion:
- don't say " #bitcoin just broke 91k USD!"
- do say " #bitcoin *is breaking* the USD"

2024-11-13 15:36:36

gm
https://timechaincalendar.com (by @nprofile…apak ) is so beautiful, I'd like to build a desktop device with a high def screen and just show this all day long--with the 'bong' and all.

2024-11-13 01:03:46

OsmAnd~ is ***not*** an intuitive app. 😤

2024-11-12 18:11:14

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is there a way to uninstall from inside the app, or just use system way?

2024-11-12 18:09:37

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thank you! great app!

2024-11-12 15:29:52

Hi @nprofile…tdq0
"update not possible. to fix, remove the" ...what? error message is truncated, cannot expand it.
help? #asknostr

2024-11-12 15:20:03

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filed under 'when they tell you who they are, believe them' :
https://image.nostr.build/90c5dabe05346f5f390404e04eacf4ada7a19db94678f3ea263361d1f0d35767.jpg

2024-11-12 15:12:12

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too few get this.

2024-11-12 00:50:17

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*cough*PALANTIR*cough*

2024-11-12 00:49:16

THIS IS THE CHART
#nevent1q…7246

2024-11-12 00:12:10

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...I was thinking about Germany... 😂

2024-11-12 00:08:40

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Got yourself a keeper there, bud. 🏆

2024-11-11 23:42:53

honk if you never left

2024-11-11 23:23:19

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yeeeeeehaaaawwwww

2024-11-11 23:20:55

This is fun

2024-11-11 23:19:13

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will she zig? will she zag?
who knows man, just HOLD ON TIGHT and enjoy the ride!

2024-11-11 23:13:31

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I do

2024-11-11 23:12:18

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both

2024-11-11 23:00:41

going...going...
#nevent1q…7y4s

2024-11-11 22:57:08

buy the dip!
😂

2024-11-11 21:50:21

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Time to cancel all plans and watch #bitcoin reach, and then break through, $100k 🍻🎉🥩🍿🧈

2024-11-11 20:50:40

🍻
#nevent1q…0u6v

2024-11-11 20:31:34

THIS JUST IN: BITCOIN IS BREAKING THE USD

2024-11-11 20:31:18

Ugh.
1. hit a deer on Saturday = $500 deductible
2. 4yo pulled door handle off the van = $350
3. 9yo's recent bee sting ambulance ride bill = $1000
4. #bitcoin broke $85k USD = PRICELESS

2024-11-11 20:17:17

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TY! Kind of what I figured, but wondered if there was a smarter play. (tried to zap you but ?)

2024-11-11 18:34:49

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Here (U.S.) it's free most places 🤙

2024-11-11 18:33:10

1 USD STILL BUYS ~1,200 SATS
BUT SUPPLIES ARE GOING FAST

2024-11-11 17:07:44

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even if, for me, it's an either-or? either a) 401k match, or b) stack nokyc

2024-11-11 16:34:19

I would follow a block height 1000000 countdown bot

2024-11-11 16:32:03

Block Party @ block 1000000?
#letsgo
#nevent1q…lt30

2024-11-11 16:25:00

#asknostr #financialplanning #401k
#nevent1q…cvu9

2024-11-11 16:14:28

is there any benefit to doing a 401k match vs just buying (no-kyc) BTC? I'm thinking no, but thought I'd ask the smarter people here...

2024-11-10 01:45:46

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I shouldn't be laughing this hard. Oh, man.
Charlie Brown & Lucy's football. Every. Time.

2024-11-10 00:43:24

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Hm. So, not the mafia + cia? Hadn't heard this one before...

2024-11-10 00:26:42

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Why would Israel have wanted JFK 'neutralized'?

2024-11-10 00:07:38

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works for what?

2024-11-08 05:04:07

Something broke my #NixOS ```configuration.nix``` and I couldn't rebuild for 11 days - the nixos-rebuild *nixos-rebuild.drv* build was failing leading to all sorts of mayhem.
A wonderful person introduced me to ```$ sudo nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair``` -- file it away, frens. I'm back in bidness.
(I invited him to NOSTR so I could send over a #zap ...)

2024-11-06 16:21:48

THIS IS MY NODE
THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT
BUT THIS ONE IS MINE

2024-11-06 16:10:03

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close enough, ty!

2024-11-06 10:22:41

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appreciated 🤝

2024-11-06 04:36:32

If the stove isn't giving enough heat: don't yell at it for being cold and dirty. Light a fire in it.
Let the reader understand.

2024-11-06 02:19:32

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thank you (tried to zap)

2024-11-06 01:01:53

anyone have that 'most important election of our lifetime' meme from the past 50 years?

2024-11-05 15:00:18

fix released yesterday LOL
#nevent1q…2vsa

2024-11-04 22:30:19

I spent a lot of time with ```nmcli``` today, not by choice, but glad I did. Learned a few tricks. Necessity is the mother of learning.

2024-11-04 22:28:00

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Sorry, I meant Lot's wife--not Sarah (Abraham's wife).

2024-11-04 17:07:34

Wife needed her contacts.vcf on multiple #grapheneOS profiles*.
- installed DAVx5-ose (free) on each profile via #Obtanium.
- connected each DAVx5-ose to her #NextCloud account on our home server.
- contacts.vcf is now not only backed up, but kept in sync across all profiles.
#FOSS for the win!
* this is actually a hack because Android 15 broke MMS messaging on secondary profiles. She now needs to switch to primary profile to send pics or respond to group msgs. (She's a homeschool Mom, so the group texting is a critical life function [LOL]). Annoying to have to do this, but workaround works so far--and returning to an Apple device would be like Sarah looking back to Sodom after having escaped its judgment.

2024-11-02 10:55:12

gm
#nevent1q…vg8s

2024-11-01 20:57:27

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time to nostr and chill for a bit before evening duties kick in. 🥴

2024-11-01 20:52:57

tired. ornery. fed up with clown cuckooland. in my lane.
#tgif
8 mins 'til the weekend.

2024-11-01 19:19:47

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Signal fork, allegedly with better security (?)
https://molly.im/

2024-11-01 16:56:20

switched to #molly. like it.

2024-11-01 16:49:30

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I use these daily, and like them well enough. Added bonus, they don't interfere with the old school curve of my baseball hat's brim
Blue Blocking Amber Glasses for Sleep 99.9 Percent Effective - Nighttime Eye Wear - Special Orange Tinted Glasses Help You Relax Your Eyes https://a.co/d/6fHMCrI

2024-10-31 17:19:18

first things first:
Make Church Great Again
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/machen/Christianity%20and%20Liberalism%20-%20J.%20Gresham%20Machen.pdf
#MCGA

2024-10-30 16:29:38

leftover taco meat + 3 eggs on the griddle
douse w/ homemade habanero hot sauce
side of local chorizo
= gastro bliss
why do people still go to "let us microwave that for you" chain restaurants?
#foodstr

2024-10-30 14:00:47

hmmmm
"[What is the 'Woke Right'?](https://newdiscourses.com/2024/10/what-is-the-woke-right/)" (New Discourses)
Dr. Lindsay, I think, needs to do some more reading on "the right," because this seems, to me, verry muddled. Here's a recommended reading list:
- Ralph Raico, [Classical Liberalism and the Austrian School](https://cdn.mises.org/Classical%20Liberalism%20and%20the%20Austrian%20School_2.pdf)
- Justin Raimondo, [Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement](https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-American-Right-Conservative-Movement/dp/1933859601/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cxb0iD4gDGUBajF3vIcMyfgkJh99nZTR0PX22TR56qgA2mKwmwjrpcHWbnKKhjnFJDO_5KIep7siHNl0Wpc9j-snUcW9A-idahm-hcr4ejI.FF1rjzPV1lizdTbeq1-a2l4fOxmpq-qo7Su6ClN_9fs&qid=1730295668&sr=8-1)
- Murray Rothbard, [The Betrayal of the American Right](https://cdn.mises.org/files/2024-04/Betrayal%20of%20the%20American%20Right.pdf)
Murray Rothbard, [Anatomy of the State](https://cdn.mises.org/anatomy-of-the-state.pdf)
- Sheldon Richman, [America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited](https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Counter-Revolution-Constitution-Sheldon-Richman/dp/0692687912)
- Lysander Spooner, [No Treason,](https://oll.libertyfund.org/search/results?kind=&q=spooner)
- Patrick Buchanan is often good vs. the neocons (but his economics are protectionist)
- The writings of Garet Garrett
- The writings of John T. Flynn
caveat: citation is not full endorsement. (But pretty close 😅 )
#politics #ClassicalLiberalism #Libertarian #NaturalLaw #NaturalRights

2024-10-30 02:11:39

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now we're talking!

2024-10-29 20:18:32

"Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child."
#nevent1q…a4h3

2024-10-29 18:52:26

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In theory, I like it. In practice...let me flee NJ first! 😅

2024-10-29 18:50:57

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I think they will go black -- as in black markets. And flight into hard assets, except for the Cantillionaires and ESG/DEI grifters.

2024-10-29 13:26:58